Re: How to handle 32 GB+ drives on a Win98 system

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Hello Ben,
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As a result I'm posting this message, in which I (here it comes)
want to ask if someone maybe has an idea to how I can get
Windows to allow me to use the whole drive (an updated/
special driver ? Other methods ? A (minimal) file-server
solution perhaps ?), and/or what to look out for (so I can
use the drive without worrying about loosing my data).
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Easiest solution -- boot a linux livecd, run fdisk, disk-druid, or your
favorite other partitioning software that gets the partition table
right,
then reboot and use from windows.

Thanks for your answer.

It looks like, after rading Grzegorz and your answers, that I do not have
to
worry about that 32 GB border I keep reading about, so I'm going to give
it
a try. :-)

Some BIOSs have a 32GB limit though, so if you do run into that, look
for a BIOS upgrade for your motherboard. If you can't find one, get a cheap
PCI IDE card.

--

- Gary Chanson (Windows SDK MVP)
- Abolish Public Schools




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